Dark Tales of Japan 2004
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Dark Tales of Japan
Dark Tales of Japan is a collection of five short horror films that are directed by five notable Japanese film directors, which are told by a mysterious old lady in kimono on a late-night bus traveling on a long isolated mountain road.
Dark Tales of Japan is a collection of five short horror films that are directed by five notable Japanese film directors, which are told by a mysterious old lady in kimono on a late-night bus traveling on a long isolated mountain road.
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... Old Lady (segment "Would You Like to Hear a Scary Tale")
... Yamazaki (segment "Spiderwoman")
... Hasegawa (segment "Spiderwoman")
... Tomoko (segment "Spiderwoman")
... Akemi (segment "Spiderwoman")
... Akemi's Classmate (segment "Spiderwoman")
Release Date:
Sep 22, 2004 (Japan)
Run Time:
1hr 32`
MMPA Rating:
Original Language:
Japanese
Production Countries:
Japan
Status:
Released
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Dark Tales of Japan - Dark Tales of Japan
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Cast
... Old Lady (segment "Would You Like to Hear a Scary Tale")
... Yamazaki (segment "Spiderwoman")
... Hasegawa (segment "Spiderwoman")
... Tomoko (segment "Spiderwoman")
... Akemi (segment "Spiderwoman")
... Akemi's Classmate (segment "Spiderwoman")
... Editor (segment "Spiderwoman")
... Kodera (segment "Crevices")
... Shimizu (segment "Crevices")
... Apartment Manager (segment "Crevices")
... Mayu Ooki (segment "Sacrifice")
... Toshinori Ooki (segment "Sacrifice")
... Shizuko Ooki (segment "Sacrifice")
... Fukuda (segment "Sacrifice")
... Yoshio Ishiguro (segment "Blonde Kwaidan")
... Shigenori Fukawa (segment "Premonition")
... Young woman with hat (segment "Premonition")
... Man on Bus (segment "Would You Like to Hear a Scary Tale")
... Bus Driver (segment "Would You Like to Hear a Scary Tale")
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Risa Sasaoka... Schoolgirl (segment "Would You Like to Hear a Scary Tale")
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